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Back in January, TWI’s Spencer Ackerman singled out former Prime Minister Tony Blair as one of the world leaders most damaged by his alliance with former

I’d forgotten that eight whole months had passed since the last CNN/Opinion Research poll on the possible GOP primary field. The toplines are good for Mike

I’ve been remiss in not linking Greg Sargent’s post about Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) and his blunt plan for the House Republicans. We will lose on

The administrator of the Division of Tobacco Use Prevention and Control was terminated from her position last week by the Iowa Department of Public Health Director, an Ames Democrat who sits on the Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Commission as an ex-officio member. In a letter to media editors in Iowa, Sen. Herman Quirmbach expressed discontent with the firing of Bonnie Mapes by Mariannette Miller-Meeks , and shared concerns about the future of the division with other anti-smoking lobbying groups

In the past few days, both The Washington Post and Politico have run stories on the dramatic drop in contributions from Wall Street donors to Democrats. From

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a schedule for the development of new standards to regulate the disposal and handling of wastewater generated by the practice of hydrofracking for natural gas. No comprehensive set of national standards exists at this time for the disposal of wastewater discharged from natural gas extraction activities, and over the coming months EPA will begin the process of developing a proposed standard with the input of stakeholders, including industry and public health groups. Today’s announcement is in line with the priorities identified in the president’s Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future, and is consistent with the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board recommendations on steps to support the safe development of natural gas resources… Currently, wastewater associated with shale gas extraction is prohibited from being directly discharged to waterways and other waters of the U.S.

As Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) celebrates his milestone today -- he has served in the House and Senate longer than anyone else, ever -- let’s take a moment to

Via Talking Points Memo, Rand Paul -- son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and the Republican nominee for a Kentucky Senate seat -- has some advice for the

This evening, the Senate voted on a proposal by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), one of the most conservative members of Congress, to permanently end the estate tax

While commanding the 101st Airborne Division during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, David H. Petraeus famously mused to journalist Rick Atkinson, Tell me how

Conservatives are up in arms about a draft memo laying out ways the Obama administration could amend immigration policies without pushing comprehensive

President Obama is expected to address the approaching deadline for the U.S. to avoid defaulting on its debt, among other topics. JOIN THE LIVE CHATVISIT

With thousands of votes still to be tallied, Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has won the first political campaign of his life — and it was a political battle

With allegations of voter fraud swirling in several swing states and both parties dispatching lawyers into the field at record rates, there’s been a lot of buzz

A faction of Baltimore church leaders supportive of the Democratic Party, backed by Maryland House Del. Emmett C. Burns, Jr. (D-Baltimore County), have formed a

Today, Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or SIGTARP -- in layman’s terms, the government’s watchdog over the

WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- At a brief campaign appearance here last night, I asked NY-23 Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman to confirm whether he’d spoken with

The American people have a right to know what the true value of the assets they now own are, said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.).

Iowa’s federal lawmakers are speaking out about the debt ceiling deal, which was passed by Congress Monday night. The deal will raise the debt ceiling by $2.1 trillion while cutting federal spending by at least $2.4 trillion.

Miss California, Carrie Prejean, arrived at the National Press Club today to introduce an ad she stars in (via footage of her famous gay marriage answer to Miss

As last-ditch negotiations between the White House and U.S. House Republicans appear to head south, federal lawmakers seem poised to allow a Friday deadline pass without agreement on a temporary continuing resolution. Without the bill, or something similar in place, a government shutdown looms.

From a U.S. Central Command press release: The United States government delivered two Bell 412 EP helicopters to the Government of Pakistan today to assist the